Well folks, I left the Vipassana meditation retreat early.  In the words of the great Kenny Rogers:

You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away…..

I wrote a post for Recovering Yogi about my experience.  Check it out:

http://recoveringyogi.com/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-bananas/